One the greatest bassist EVER!!!!

One of the Greatist bass players we know thunder thumb Louis Johnson R.I.P.

@phoenixthedevourer1716

3 жыл бұрын

preachhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Naaaaaaaasty bass! No other like it! He killed everytime. Miss this type of genius in music.

@anthonyglennmollicasr.425

Жыл бұрын

Me too😞

@spacedaddy5517

Жыл бұрын

You never seen me yet !. I love Louis Johnson.

I will be posting some more isolated bass tracks in the near future... thanks for the comments.

@gabealexander1884

4 жыл бұрын

Hi, will you be posting any time soon? I am huge on Louis Johnson & studying his work but hard to hear what he plays on songs. Hope you can help the bass community! Thank you

@cheifbeefloco

2 жыл бұрын

Where do you find em?

Long live Louis.....he has left us.....but he will never fade. He is awesome.

“I’ve never been given parts to play in my whole life. I’m the most rare bass player in the whole world,” Johnson told Rolling Stone contributing writer Steve Knopper in 2013 for the upcoming book MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson. “No one ever gave me music paper to read; no one ever gave me anything to read. They tell me, ‘Here’s a track, play what you want.Talent is all it takes,and Louis had it

@chrisgambaro-vega9504

5 жыл бұрын

Which is a bit of an exaggeration. MJ usually had all of the ideas in his head for what he wanted the instruments to play. If you listen to the home demo for Billie Jean, there's a keyboard bass part on it that MJ came up with. He actually confessed to Darryl Hall that he got the inspiration for the line from "I Can't Go For That." "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" and "Off The Wall" are others where the bass parts were pretty much in place. Still an amazing bassist.

@ziggysmalls9329

5 жыл бұрын

@@chrisgambaro-vega9504 if you say so.lol!@ We're talking about most of Louis endeavors.can't take that away from him by picking out instances that you think are otherwise.Michael had an ides,and how do we all know it was his slone.Maybe Louis had more than a hand in it than you know,besides playing the bass line.I agree he was a great player,been following him since 1975 when I first heard of him

@chrisgambaro-vega9504

4 жыл бұрын

@@ziggysmalls9329 I don't say so. Michael said so. I'm simply stating facts. Facts are not up for debate or discussion. You either accept them or not. He would have no need to lie about songs that HE wrote. Considering the fact that he composed his songs at home before he ever brought them into the studio, I'd tend to believe him before anyone else. MJ has given Louis credit for influencing his to use live bass underneath synth bass on certain tracks, so it's not like he's cutting Louis out of the picture. But this is what happens when iconic players die. We tend to deify them. If you think that someone as creative as MJ or Quincy didn't come over to Louis and say "Listen man, I'd like to play this" once in a while then you're mistaken. And James Jamerson improvised a good 90% of his lines, so Louis was not the first to so it. NONE of this takes away from the fact that he was an AMAZING bass player. But to suggest that NOBODY ever told you what to play? Nah son. That's just ridiculous. The whole work ethic of being a session player is to take direction.

@ziggysmalls9329

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisgambaro-vega9504 whatever I guess you were the fly on the wall

@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisgambaro-vega9504 You are right. But, MJ loved the Brothers Johnson ( George & Louis) and did give them free rein and creative space to create whatever they felt on those songs.. ie: Working Day & night, PYT. I think where Louis is coming ( say Billie jean). he was told to play the man part BUT, play it in a way you feel and it.

His bass was like an orchestra. Just so much nuance. ❤

I grew up off of this song.. If my life had a title track, it would be the Brothers Johnson... Strawberry Letter 23...

Louis was and still is a funky bass player. I love his soulful playing.

That is really clean. No clanking no fret noise. No wonder Quincy loved him.

@j.cooper6558

8 жыл бұрын

very clean indeed

@bassistdc

8 жыл бұрын

+Jade Cooper Alembic bass

@littleblackcloud86

7 жыл бұрын

His usage of flatwound strings on his Stingray helped him sound so clean on recordings.

@garybrice7689

7 жыл бұрын

Pure genius. Love this groove. Brilliant.

@oldschoolbbass

7 жыл бұрын

he is using and Alembic with roundwounds on this album

Wow. I’m a decade late hearing this isolated track. A total enjoyment.

This is it! Back in the day,in the 'Burgh.' I was a drummer exclusively until I saw these cats. Had never played bass nor did I have any desire to until I heard Louis. Before SnarkyPuppy, Earth Wind & Fire, Toto, Duke & Clarke, Rufus, Caldera, Mahavishnu, James Brown, and anything Rit, Grusin, or Bob James could part together, it was the Brothers Johnson. These are my 'Cats'.This is my all-time favorite band and Louis was and still is my all-time favorite bass player. I love Anthony Jackson, Abraham Laboriel, Clarke, Jaco, Nathan East and all those bad boys back in the 'Burgh'. My mother is 75 and she still loves their music. My daughter is 18 and she grew up on these cats because I wouldn't let the dust settle on those jokers after all these years. My dream while living on the ' The Hill ' on Allequippa Street and East Hills was to be the drummer for the Brothers Johnson. ( I know, I know I'm 58. ) But don't wake me up. This is one of the few good things I can remember. And the Bible says without a dream my people perish. LOL

@BigInTheBurgh1

6 жыл бұрын

Hey 'Burgh Bro....surprised you didn't mention Pittsburgh bassist Dwayne Dolphin.

@87GeeTee

5 жыл бұрын

THe Burgh! FTW!

@4strings4me

Жыл бұрын

Louis was a great player.. Marcus Miller, Anthony Jackson, James Jamerson , Chuck Rainey... My Mount Rushmore... Bios don't lie.. Louis has a great bio also

@jimdep6542

4 ай бұрын

Doug Rauch from Santana 1971 through 1973, and bassist with George Duke, Lenny White and Billy Cobham is my all time favorite. Louis Johnson is in my top five favorites too, along with Ralphe Armstrong from Mahavishnu and Jon Luc Ponty.

This man is sorely missed!

Superb. Much more precise than I was expecting.

Thank you for the funk and R.I.P. Mr. Louis Johnson

R.I.P. Lewis Your Funk will last forever

One of the baddest funkiest slap pop bass players that ever lived R. I. P. Louis “ Thunder Thumbs “ Johnson you will forever be missed 🙏🏾

Whenever I think of BJ's I think of pink and blue stage lights - and a ton of smooth funk. I played these tapes to destruction back in the day. Quincy Jones made it all sound so fantastic, his style really enhanced it all.

RIP Louis Johnson a true legend

I remember when this album came out , I was a teenager and drummer at the time but after hearing the bass I knew one day I would pick up bass . Quincy Jones recording quality was so far ahead of its time . Quincy raised the bar. RIP Louis you are one of the greatest bassist ever .

After all these years I'm still in awe of LJ on bass...What a master and legend, RIP Louis

RIP brother,you the BEST.

Out of all my years of playing bass, I just now discover thus dude. He's pretty badass

Louis is still alive with his music. The funk and feel is just brilliant!!

@jimmyvincent1307

6 жыл бұрын

Cambridge Bass Lessons Louis is amazing. I wonder which bass he is using on this recording. Can you make an instructional video on this song? Would be amazing.

That’s some badass bass jamming, so clean and flawless.

Incredible work from The God of Thunder Louis Johnson. Funk in Paradise brother

One of my favorite bass players ever!!! In the top 3 all time!!!

@markmoore4895

6 жыл бұрын

So what do you do with James Jamerson, Jaco Pastorious, and Stanley Clarke, and Mark Adams? Don't get me wrong, Louis Johnson is a ba-a-a-a-a-a-d man, but top three?

@rev.bobbyjones1894

6 жыл бұрын

1). Stanley Clarke 2.) Louis Johnson 3). Andre Berry ......Honorable Mention : Eric "EQ" Young, ...Mark Adams.....Bernard Edwards.....Marcus Miller....Mark King.....Armand Sabal-Lecco..... etc...

@HolmanNov2065

6 жыл бұрын

Rev. Bobby Jones Geddy Lee(Rush)

@paul24w

6 жыл бұрын

mark king freddy washington louis johnson

@williampires125

4 жыл бұрын

Easy top 3

RIP Man. Thanks for sharing your gift and being the low-end soundtrack to all of us that grew up in the 70's,80s and 90's.

Again, this song brought tears to my eyes, It is that good. Thanks Rick, Shuggie, George, and Louis.

Rest In Peace Louis. So glad I got to see you and George live back in '02. A great show that I'll never forget!

Great song, great performance, great artists. I remember hearing this song on the radio when I was a teenager and loved the groove. It definitely inspired me to pick up the bass myself. It's definitely an Alembic bass that was used here, not a Music Man. Love the distinct sound.

Thunder Thumbs will always be in my top 5 bassist of all time I'm glad I can still listen to his brilliance whenever I want

Thanks Rick for sharing. Enjoyed the bass licks

I Pruda Bass thank the entire Johnson Family - Everlasting positive vibrations and soul, THANK YOU / MUCH RESPECT, SINCERELY PRUDA BASS

Cool ... always interesting to hear isolated tracks like that.

That's a beautiful bassline!!!

The master at work....

LITERALLY from THE very first (not slapped) note, which btw Mr Johnson ever-so-slickly choses to play the b7th BELOW the tonic AND as a pushed/anticipated 16th note, to me, it is a triumph on its on merit: Masterful Time & Groove. Tension and Release as Legato & Staccato. Wide Dynamics from smooth figer-style to Fortissimo Slap. And a truly COMPOSED line with emphasis on which octaves were most effective for the SONG and mix. On the final mix, his bass-playing was so hard to differentiate, having been complimented and counterpointed by his brothers amazing single-note-funk-guitar lines, it was always tough for us bassist's to be sure about "his" bass-line. ~Until right freakin' now!!! WOW. THANK YOU

@sisterfister2047

7 жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ, chill man. Sometimes less is more.

@tonyonbass

7 жыл бұрын

Sister Fister . Advice that would apply nicely to your sadly inept comment. Haha. Chill Sister Fister. Less baby commenting would be "more" appreciated. This is the big boy table sweet heart.

@johnmaer

7 жыл бұрын

Have you kicked Johnnie Cochrane's ass too?

@mattfoley6082

6 жыл бұрын

Stason Goines Never noticed that beginning b7 until you pointed it out. You're right, that is a nice touch. I always thought it was a G. And I hear nuances on this iso I never noticed on the full track. I cried when I heard the news of LJ's death.

@paul24w

6 жыл бұрын

Marshall Rock Jones Ohio Players Quote From Interview With Bass Player !!! Would You Have Slapped Him Down

I was inspired by the Brothers Johnson growing up in the seventy along with other P-Funk groups and most say Strawberry Letter #23, Get the funk outta my face & I'll be good to you were some of my favorite hits, "Thunder Thumb & Lighting Licks". May your music live on, you will be miss. R. I. P. my Bro.

This track is fantastic. What great bends and slaps. Thank you so much for the isolated track. Would never of heard the sweet magic otherwise.

Louis my musical hero. I miss him

So great on many levels. Thanks for posting. What he did with a bass is so pure.

I love isolated tracks

As much "classic rock" as anything else out there so far as I'm concerned. Brilliant and still holds up fantastically well decades later.

Louis Johnson and his Alembic bass on this track! It really didn't matter what bass he used, you could always tell that it was "Thunder Thumbs"!

@ebertmahon8939

7 жыл бұрын

True, this was when he was using Alembic basses at the time.

@mariannehelg4260

6 жыл бұрын

Rick Barnes oh man, I was not sure if was a Precision or not... so this is an Alembic sound

@rickb1266

6 жыл бұрын

Marianne Helg Alembic all the way!

@chrisgambaro-vega9504

5 жыл бұрын

@@mariannehelg4260 Nah. A PBass could never sound like this. Too scooped and too much of a crisp top end.

@rickb1266

4 жыл бұрын

I used my Alembic Spoiler bass and got very close to the recording. However, tried to reproduce with my Stingray, could not get it. Good headphones help to notice the difference. I favored the the bridge pickup, and dead or flatwound strings help.

I've bought homes, vehicles, and put 4 daughters through college with a bass guitar (keyboards too) and it started when I was 12 years old and saw/heard the most amazing bass playing ever when The Brothers Johnson performed "Get The Funk Out My Face" on the Midnight Special. 3 years later got my first paying gig on bass and it's been a career ever since. Wish I could've met him to let him know how his playing inspired me.

Kudos to one of the greatest bassists on planet earth. There will never be another like Louis Johnson even with all of the phenomenal bassists of today. Louis played on an unnatural level. Rest in peace brother and when you're with Heaven's Supergroup I know that you'll rock the walls of paradise!!

Incredible talent. RIP

This is what hooked me into Brothers Johnson. So cool to hear Louis in iso.

R.I.H. Louis

Thank you for the post! He is legendary - bass guitar skills galore.

This guy had up all feeling it. bad bad bass player!!!

His music will live for all time.

How cool !!! Unfortunately he's not here anymore

Wow!!!! Louis was an INCREDIBLE bassist. 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

Thank you for the post been trying to show my girl specifically this isolated bass track.

James Jamerson.....Mark Adams (Slave).....Donald 'Duck' Dunn....Louis Johnson....

@Fakename70

8 жыл бұрын

Jack Bruce, Chris Squire...

@3dsman

5 жыл бұрын

I'm a Nathan East fan..

@MrJungleWarrior

4 жыл бұрын

Larry Graham, Jaco, Victor, Stanley, Verdine...

@marinellibo

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrJungleWarrior Bob Babbitt

@thomasbarnard8378

4 жыл бұрын

Can’t forget Mr Collins

R.I.P. Louis

Great!!! This song is one of the reasons I've been loving and playing Alembic basses for 20 years now. I actually owned an identical Alembic Series 1 to the one Louis Johnson's played on this track.

I loved this bass line and learned it back in the day. What a badass.

one of the best ever i grew up listening to them and the other great bands and music the 70s gave us get the funk out of my face thankyou brothers johnson for creating great tunes

Amazing and musical all by itself.

Beautiful song that captured the era perfectly!

@vectoranonymous7867

6 жыл бұрын

Gary Brice what's the song? Brilliant musician

@robertbentley4646

6 жыл бұрын

Vector Anonymous the song is Strawberry letter 23

@lowendvibeswesleyhorn8053

6 жыл бұрын

Timeless song

It is indeed a refreshing pleasure to hear real musicians playing real instruments instead of computers. Louis Johnson is definitely the Bass Man. My favorite song on "Off the Wall" is Get on the Floor. When I played that tune back in the day, I use to love to crank my Bose 501 speakers to the max, almost bringing down the ceiling. There is an orgy of bass going on in that song! There are a few guys you can mention in the same breath, but no one plays the bass better than Louis Johnson.

.. Thanks For That Share .. Louis Had A Most Amazing Technique Of His Own .

Great job on this video ! Thank you.

Missyoulois

THANK YOU FOR THIS POST MY FIRST TIME HEARING IT

Love Louis Johnson Alembic Bass on this album I fell in love with that bass with the omega cut he used.

@edennard1

6 күн бұрын

Yep .. That’s not the Music Man on these tracks on this album.. it is indeed the Alembic

I LOVE this, you can hear all the tracks that didnt make the final mix, and I didnt even know they used those antiquated drum machines as a reference at the time. makes me love the song even more.

He was my idol..you will be miss much..

Will love to hear Get On The Floor's insolated bass track soon.

WOW! This is a great shot man! that is a hard ass guitar part at the break!

Thanks Rick! This is definitely helping my bass playing.

I always loved the way Louis played.

Thank you! This is amazing!

Tight as f**K and really precise the man knew where it was! what a loss.

louis is a legend AkA thunder thumbs been listing to the Johnson brothers since the 70"s among others he was first who inspire

damn. Just day-um.

The Best! Gone too soon. RIP Louis.

So nice, just what i was looking for!!!!

Louis Thunder Thumbs Johnson, once in a lifetime, never ever again.

Thank you for sharing this!

RIP Louis...love you bass playing style...

This is great thanks for the post R.I.P Louis

Just what I was looking for! Sweet!

tnks! for this awesome quality

gosh I love love love this!!!

Pure awesomeness...

I don't know what my playing would be like if it were not for this man Thunder Thumbs LJ

Thank you for this!!

God bless the Johnson family! Heaven has a new bassist!

AAAAA-Fucking- Mazzing!!!! I was 17 yrs old when this record was released and what we would have given to hear LOUIS LIKE THIS BACK THEN>>>>

A true master of the bass! R.I.P LJ

RIP. In my top 5 all time on the bass.

There's no school like old school!! RIP my brother.

One of the greatest

the phased guitar is sublime

Amazing!

feeling very nice , big up Louis